(2) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, a High Court
shall have original jurisdiction to hear and determine any application
made to it in pursuance of this section and may make such orders,
issue such writs and give such directions as it may consider appropriate
for the purpose of enforcement or securing the enforcing within
that State of any right to which the person who makes the application
may be entitled under this Chapter.
(3) The Chief Justice of Nigeria may make rules
with respect to the practice and procedure of a High Court for the
purposes of this section.
(4) The National Assembly -
(a) may confer upon a High Court such powers in
addition to those confer#FF0000 by this section as may appear to
the National Assembly to be necessary or desirable for the purpose
of enabling the court more effectively to exercise the jurisdiction
confer#FF0000 upon it by this section; and
(b) shall make provisions-
(i) for the rendering of financial assistance to
any indigent citizen of Nigeria where his right under this Chapter
has been infringed or with a view to enabling him to engage the
services of a legal practitioner to prosecute his claim, and
(ii) for ensuring that allegations of infringement
of such rights are substantial and the requirement or need for financial
or legal aid is real.
